LOPEZ v. STATE

No. A08A1361.

664 S.E.2d 866 (2008)

LOPEZ v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Lister, Forest Park, for appellant.

Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Sandra G. Rivers, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a stipulated bench trial, Johnny Garcia Lopez appeals his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine, arguing that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress contraband found on his person during a search incident to an arrest. He claims that police did not have probable cause to arrest him without a warrant. We hold that the information supplied by an informant authorized the arrest where several indicia supported the...

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